INNOVATIVE HEARTH PRODUCTS • RHAPSODY
™
LINEAR GAS FIREPLACES WITH SIT PROFLAME • GAS CONVERSION KIT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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NOTE: DIAGRAMS AND ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT DRAWN TO SCALE.
Pilot Hood
Igniter Rod
Flame
Sensor
Pilot
Nozzles
Figure 9: Pilot Flame Appearance
NOTE:
For complete lighting
instructions, see the lighting label in
the appliance control compartment
or in the Care and Operation
Instructions provided with the
appliance.
28.
Turn OFF the gas supply to the
fireplace.
29.
Disconnect the manometer NPT
hose barb fittings. Reinstall the line
and manifold NPT plugs.
30.
Turn ON the gas supply to the
fireplace. Use a gas leak test solution
to test the NPT plugs for leaks.
CAUTION
• Air shutter adjustment should
only be performed by a qualified
professional service technician.
• Soot will be produced if the
air shutter is closed too much.
Any damage due to carboning
resulting from improperly setting
the air shutter is not covered
under the warranty.
31.
Read "Flame Appearance
and Sooting" and "Air Shutter
Adjustment Guidelines" before
proceeding. Before adjusting the
air shutter, allow the burner to
operate for at least 30 minutes while
continuously observing the flame.
32.
Adjust the air shutter using the lever
located just under the door, slightly
right of center (see Figure 10).
Remove the bezel (if installed) for
easy access. See Figure 11 for
proper flame appearance.
• To OPEN air shutter, pull the lever
OUT (away from the fireplace).
• To CLOSE air shutter, push the
lever IN (toward the fireplace).
• If the flame appears weak or sooty,
pull lever OUT until proper flame
appearance is achieved.
• If flame stays lowered blue,
push lever IN until proper flame
appearance is achieved.
Flame Appearance and Sooting
Proper flame appears blue at the base
and becomes yellow-orange in the body
of the flame. When the appliance is first
lit, the entire flame may be blue and will
gradually turn yellow-orange during the
first 30 minutes of operation. After 30
minutes of operation, if the flame is blue,
or if the flame is orange with evidence
of sooting (black tip), the air shutter
opening may need to be adjusted.
If the air shutter opening is closed too
far, sooting may develop. Sooting is
indicated by black puffs developing at
the tips of very long orange flames.
Sooting results in black deposits forming
on the logs, interior appliance surfaces,
and on exterior surfaces adjacent to the
vent termination.
Sooting is caused by incomplete
combustion in the flames and lack of
combustion air entering the air shutter
opening. To achieve a warm yellow-
orange flame with an orange body that
does not soot, the shutter opening must
be adjusted between these two extremes.
External Gas Valve
Test Ports (1/8 in. NPT)
Glass Door Assembly
(Lower Right Corner)
Line (IN)
Manifold (OUT)
Air Shutter
Adjustment Lever
Figure 10: Air Shutter Adjustment
Figure 11: Burner Flame Appearance
Air Shutter Adjustment Guidelines
• If smoke or soot is present, push
the lever IN to increase the air
shutter gap.
• The more offsets in the vent system,
the larger the air shutter opening will
need to be.
• An appliance operated with the
air shutter opened too far, may
have flames that appear blue and
transparent.
• Propane models may exhibit flames
that candle—or appear stringy.
If this condition is present and
persists, adjust the air shutter to a
more OPEN position. Then operate
the appliance for a few more minutes
to ensure that the flame normalizes
and the flames do not appear sooty.
Table 6 is provided to aid in achieving
the correct air shutter adjustment.
Amount of
Primary Air
Flame
Color
Air Shutter
Adjustment
If air shutter is
closed too far...
... flame will
be orange.
Push lever IN to
INCREASE air
shutter gap.
If air shutter is
open too far...
... flame will
be blue.
Pull lever OUT to
DECREASE air
shutter gap.
Table 6: Air Shutter
Adjustment Guidelines
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